The Sun. — London, England, 1808-07-02 00:00:00

SEGO EDITION. SUN-OFFICE, - THREE O'CLOCK) P. M. • We have been favoured with the following Letter from Oporto, dated the 7th ult. which contains the d tails of the. very important events which took Place in tliat City on the preceding day. " Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, the Com- r 'ander of the ' Spanish Forces in this City took he French General and the whole of his Staff Prisoners, consisting of twenty-eight persons : he t hen delivered up the GoVernment of the City to the “)rmer Governor LouisE IYOLEVADA, who im- fled "lately resumed his funaions, and ordered the l'ortugueseylag to be hoisted upon all the Batteries and Forts, and at twelve o'ciocic a Royal Sa- lute was fired. An invitation was immediately sent to the Captain of his Majesty's Ship Edipsi, which was cruizing Of that Port, to enter it, with an assurance that the Port shonid hettLeforth be opened to British Ships. The Eclipse accordingly entered the Port, and saluted the Portuguese Flag with 21 guns. The Spanish Troops have marched to join their Coun trymen, and have taken the French General. and Ili; Staff with them. " The House of Mr. WARM the British Con . which had been occupied by the French Cor- regedor Mor, has been given up, with the furniture and books untouched." Throuih the same c h annel we learn , that con fident expeaations were entertained that JUNOT Would soon surrender at Lisbon. His whole force did not exceed 8000 men, among which there Was one Regiment of Hanoverians. WEYMOUTH, JUNE 30. the - inflUx of company•during the present month has given thi s f avoured Watering-place a return of its usual gaiety ; the Bails a( the Royal Hotel, in tonSequeuce, commence on Tuesday next, and the Subscriptions at HARVEY'S and WOOD'S Libraries far exceed any former period thus early. At the tables of Mr. Hoßspotto, Jun. Governor ARBUTHNoTT and Mr. WILLIAMS (two of our Can didates at the - late Genet:A Eleeion), hospitality has last week reigned most predoroinaut : they have alternately given sumptuous entertainments to a soled circl e of their Friends and Officers of the. Garrison. The latter Gentleman, on Monday last, gave his Farewell Dinner, previous to his leaving this town for a short period.' The Band of the Qd Somerset shire Regiment of Militia performed (opposite his residence in Gloucester-row, for several hours) many excellent pieces of music, in a style that afforded cheerfulness to the invalid, and much gratification to the evening promenaders ; among whom were a large groupe of fashion and beauty. On 'Wednesday Mrs. Woon, of Osmington, gave a gland Fete, at her beautiful villa, to a large party of Nobility and Gentry of this town and neighbour hood, and the prim ipal Officers of the Garrison. The company, after dinner, formed themselves in different parties, and proceeded to the lawn, where tile Band of the 2d Somersetkhire Itegitnent of Mi litia performed several favourite Scotch and Irish Reek.--• Dancin g was kept up for several hours; and the whole day was a scene of festive gaiety. Ever delicacy that th e season affords was most profus e ly y served up, and . the , whole conduCted b y M rs. WOOD'S lovely daughters, in that style of elegance for which they are so highly admired. An article from Paris, of the 21 st ult. states, on ' ti me authority of letters from Bourdeaux, that the French troops had received orders to break up their quatters at that place, a+td - to proceed to the in terior of Spain, nod that other troopS were. to follow by the same route.. That highly respectable regiment, the • cad re giment of Light Dragoons, is ordered from: Dub lin to England.. The 14th regiment if Dragoons is ordered to Ireland. A Me. ,, noriat, of wh;ch the following are the par -I:culars, has been presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of YoltK, by Patrick Brixham Private in the Ist Battalion of the 87th foot. "‘ Patrick Brixham was at the taking of Monte Video, in Feb. (807. From thence he proceeded tp 13nenos Ayres, Where he lost his arm, and received other wounds. He, afterwards, embarked for Eng land on board the 'Alexander. Hospital -Ship, which, aft er encountering- some dreadful heavy siorms, was lost h 1 the Bay -of Biscay. Poor Brixham, accompa nied by ten soldiers, fifteen sailors, 'and a woman with an infant at her breast, escaped into a boat, with no Other provisions than four biscuits, and about a gallon of turn, which, of course, Were soon ex hosted. They continued to be the sport of the ele ments - for six days, during which erind o the solders di e d from finnine. The rest or the .sevenun f happy crew, reduced to the ext remest necessity, east lots, and one of them, on whom the lot fell, was :tonally . sacrificed to support the existence of his wretched companions. They were, at length, taken up by the American Ship/Ma/is and carried to Philadel- Om, where their wants were relieved. Brixham eatharked from thencit on .hoard the Duke of Kent -Packet, in which they arrived safely at 'Plymouth. - -We rejoice to state, that it was not in rain this 'ottl.esting and attesting narrative was made known (I) t he - Comn'tand e r -in •Chiel ; neither h ave t h e pa - . Ge4tl , ,nten at 14.0 Y-CS suffered it to pass un- L 1 ES WRITTEN, IMTROMtTV, ON THE BACK OP A MEMORIAL AVNICn THE AU filOR WAS REQUES ro PRESEN C 10 CERTAIN NOBLE LORD. BY MAJOR CHARLES JAMES. Yes ! wants, of eviry sort and size, His Lordship's pity claith For clear himself ftom all disguise, He thinks mankind the sante. They always take him by his heart ; The reason would you know ; Beciuse it is t his weakest part, And never answers—No:.l The Duchess' of AIONTRQSE is going toWorthing, for the re-establishment of her health. Every body who knows this amiable and accomplished orna ment of our Nobility must take an interest in her welfare. The Countess of CHOLMONDELEY gave her last rout, this • season, "on Wednesday night, at her elegant house. in,• Piccadilly. The grand suite of apartments was thrown open, and brilliantly sight ed. The middle room, which is huhg with black velvet, trimmed with gold fringe, and Ottomans to correspond, bad a very grand effect. Refresh ments were served to the company in the greatdst. style of elegance. • • All the Nobility in town *ere present. Mrs. ADAIR'S grand masked hall, at her house in George -street, St. Jamesb-scoare, took place on .Thursday night. The preparations fur this grand entertainment were upon' a yery extensive scale. ,The front parlour was for dancing, the floor chalk ed in devices analogous to the occasion. Tables were set out for one hundred and fifty persons. A,t twelve o'clock the motley groupe were arriving in great numbers. There was the usual display of stalking dominos, some superb fancy dresses, and a few well-supported charatters. At the en trance there was a terdporary • awning for the con venience of visitors, but ft was extremely inconve-• nient to,passengers; as it completely occupied the foot path. The Glasgow Theatre ] under the management df Mr. BEAUMONT, was to have opened on Tuesday last, but a principal Performer having met with an accident, by the breaking down of his chaise, the opening was postponed until Wednesday, when Mr. - TALBOT and Mrs. GLOVER were to perform Mr. and Mrs. Oakley, in the Comedy of The Jealous !Fife ; and, last night, Mrs. PowEr.t. and Mr. Hoe- Litt; D, of Drury-lane Theatre,' were to perform Bel videra and foyer, in' Venice Preserved. The Banbury Coach, proceeding from London, on Wednesday last, to that town, broke down in Ox ford, by which several of the Windsor Company of Comedians, who were passengers, have been severe .ly hurt; particularly a Mr. ArGibbon, who is left at Oxford in a most dangerous state, the wheel bay ing gone over one of his_ legs ; also Mrs. Whaley, who is severely bruized. The Company had beet) performing at 'Windsor, during the Ascot race week, and were on their return to finish the season at Ban bury. Mr. Mudie, and several of the other Per formers, are also hurt. In consequence of this un fortunate business, the Manager has been obliged to publish a handbill, cloiing the Theatre until lie can till the places of those Performers who are so severely injured. • • The very pleasant Afterpiece of Plot and Counter plot, which has been brought forward at the Hay market Theatre, does credit to Mr. C. KENBLE, by whom it was translated, or rather acLipted to the English Stage. It is rather strange • that this Farce had • been some time in the hands of the ,Covent Garden Managers, who certainly overlooked . their own interest in not bringing it forward. MURAT, who now performs so great a part in the Spanish tragedy, acting, by BUONAPARTB'S com mand, at Madrid, is .sprung from even a more pri vate origin than his Imperial Master. The lather of NAPOLEON, was a citizen of the town of. Ajaccio, in Corsica, descended froth a Tuscan 'family of some antiquity and condition, yThich had migrated from Pistola to • Ajaccio. He lived in the great street Of this last-mentioned town, and, by Lrrertit RAGNIOLINI, • had. five 'sous, of whom NAPO LEON is the second. But MunaT's fther was a peasant of the village of La Bastide, near th e c ity o f Cahors, capital of the province of Q.nercy. MuRAT himself never received. any education, except that of learning to read and - write ; and he is, of course, exceedingly illiterate. At sixteen he inlisted 'in the Dragoons, a short time before the commencement of the French Revolution. Hi's courage, - decision,' and military talents, recommended him to - Nsro- LRON, who, with that discernment that marks .character, has 'employed MURAT, in the most - exposed and. perilous. situations. ' We trust that his exploits will, find their termination ou the Man sanarez. BUoNArP.RTE 'is now likely to suffer from the streets of his impetuous and insolent, temper, as well as flow enormous ambition, for all who are able to give him prudent advice are glad to get .out of his way, and would, 'of course, be glad if Death were to remove him out of their way, except indeed that their own interest, and perhaps existence, depends upon the continuance of his, life.,--T,ku.tynA&D, it • is confidently sa id, h as been entirely dismissed from his Counsels, because he presumed to object to some of the Tyrant'9 measures and avowed intentions. Indeed the lite TALLEVRAND led, under the fero cious Upstart; from all accounts, was very misera ble; and he might be the objet of pity on this account, if he were not detestable for the assistance which he gave -to a foreign Despot in rivetting the chains of his own Country. —We gave a specimen, up on the best authority, of the treatment which TALLEYEtAND was obliged to endure, in our account of the. reception of the Deputies frem'llacriburgh, who faowed BUONAPARTE to Poland, when the Ex-BIsHoP was present at the interview, but stood fixed_ in terrified submission, amidst all the furious excesses of the Tyrant, without daring to interpose a syllable, Such was the life which TALLEYRAND led in the service of the Tyrant ' • and it is no won der that hesho'uld wish t o escape from stlch a dread ful and odiouS duty. If this man had been 'consult 7 ed respelling BUONAPARTR'S designs on Spain, he would. certainly have endeavoured to show him the iinpolicy and difficulty at the attempt--though it is very probable that the mad acabitka of the Tyrant woulS.still have. crged him to the undertaking. ::rOSE HI 13'j . O.V.iP_IRTE's PliV)CL:42l,LifibtV, by the grace'of otit 1, of Slain, Md jorca, Minorca,Gibraltar, Of the Cot Itinent of Arne: rica, the Wands . , &c. &c. &c. Kitaci &c. &c. To the.Viee-Toys, Captain-Gent ral, GoVeindr, Corregidors, and to all other Officori civil and Of whatever denomination ; al ! - )d to all the itir . habitants of the Spanish dominions i 4 s the Wes, and East Indies, inakeib knOvo,lhat, By virtue of the.. Treaties tf the 5\ tit and loth of May last, by which King tiIARLIAS IV. and the Princes of his Muse have tbrinally rtilinquished all right and title to the Crown of Spain , and all We dominions belonging to it, in favour cif my 'dea'r and August Brother, KAPotEm4 I. Ettiperor 'of the FRENC,II, King Of ITALY, 1\'219 bath 'bee's graciously lileased to cdrifer the-same ti . pon me, on the 4th of the present mouth. My wil ihes and my ambition ha've been to come to Spain, it ) take upon me the GovernMent of the country— to devote my self to the happiness and interest of the people whom. Providence has committed to my charge— and to carry into effeCt the regulations t vhich shall be matte by the Junta of the Representl tives, and Notables of the kingdom ; which Junta is assembled at Bayonne, and will be again called Pogether at that place on the 15th instant, in order to take into consideration the means 'of establishing a just and permanent Government, and of placing Srpttiu, with all her exclusive dominions, on a better fooving, 'by securing her independence, and raising her 'to that rank in the. scale: of nations which formerly distin guished her, and, which her inhabitants rare stilt worthy to possess. To accomplish this okljeCt, I. have accepted the crown. I hasten to matte this declaration of my paternal solicitute for your floppi ness, ,aod to assure you, that it -shall he elerted equally for the good of the remotest parts (If my ClOrtihnon. Confiding in .my Royal word„ you . shall continue to enjoy all your privileges as good subjects. Prosecute your ordinary avocatiOnri in peace. Be obedient to your superiors, and guard against the machinations of those who set 'the laws at defiance: Justice niust be administered "itirpar. 7 t and I Strialy enjoin ail - Judges and Magist rates -. tocomply with my pleasure in this respeEt. Look up to me as your protector; I shall ever have your interest, at heart, and will double my endeavours to defend you' from the attack which the implacable enernies 'of Spain meditated against you. • I enjoin all Archbishops; Bishops, and MinistO.rs of religion, ,which I pledge myself to maintain in-L violate, to•use their influence among -the people to , make them obedient to the laws, and to guard them against the dangerous consequences of sedition and treason. •I repeat my declaration, that my Govern ment stall be founded co just my sole abject be the accomplishment of your happini:ss. ,All Go vernors, Judges, :ire. are commanded to give the ut most publicity to this Proclamation. I, THE KING. GiveN at Bayonne, :rune I i t, ME. • By Order of the I;..it2g, our Most Gracious Sovereign, NI. Jos. D'iszAlszA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.Y. UR, SHIEWRECKED MARINLRS. There not appearing any repay to the Letter of the -1 "Old Officer' trom Jersey,': in the Starr Paper of. June al, must proceed from the absurdity in com paring the invention of Lieut. BELL, with that of Capt. MANES, " of firing a rope against the wind for the relief of shipwreCked mariners." I shall therefore briefly state the diiference. Lieutervint B. fires it from a boat in the River Thames, and in.- vents a system for the peculiar situation of a ship" klown on a weetV;er:share, and rescues the crew from that perilous situation by a raft floated on four casks ! ! As a calamity of this nature cannot have happened, or required such aid since the experiment -took place in int, must account for the disuse of so important a discovery. - Capt. M. conveys the whole -3ivaratLlS to any part of the coast, at the rate of 8 miles an hour, with two horses,- is thereby ready to meet the vessel, and effed a communication the mo ment she comes on a lee shore, bringing in safety the people from -on bdard, (whether able to assist themselves, or benumbed by . cold or 'fatigue) when 'perhaps the.sea- has swept the deck, and is breaking over the mast head. \Vas sueri apparatus placed at the different signal stations, and the Sea Fencibles instrualed how to use them, have no hesitation. in saying hundreds of lives would be . saved every year. A SEAMAN. HUMANE. SOCIETY.—On Monday last, a meeting of the Guardians of Lite took place, at the Rceiv ing-I-louse, in Tlyde-Palk, to witness the success of fire unimmergible Life-boat, for the more effeanal preservation of lives •on the ice, as a difficulty has long occurred in giving the speediest relief to the un fortunate. It appears to have completely attained that. very important ohjec:t ; it being shod with iron, it moves with the facility ofa skatt, and the roost dangerous spot may be approached with safety ; it will not sink. Four men went on board the vessel; they then tilled her with water'to the water's edge, to the satisfaction of numerous spectators. We have long witnessed the exertions of this admirable Society in the cause of humanity, and we now , con gratulate the public upon the success of an inven tion to render immediate assistance to those who may hereafter wish for the hand of art, and in which all those who are connected as fathers, bro thers, sons, by the dearest bonds of society, are so materially concerned. Indeed, it is only necessary . for the above Institution to be more generally known, to 'be more universally patronised. GREGSO . N, the bruizer, who is a finely propor— tioned man, has been etnployetyat Loaf ELGIN'S, to put himself in the attitudes of some of thbse beauti ful remains of antiquity which that Nobleman has. added to the stores of this country,. and the compa rison was highly,gratifying to tne connoisseurs.— Among this collection it is admitted that there are some specimens of ancient sculpture which exceed every thing that has hitherto been seen. A very serious investigation took place yesterday respeeliog the gun or pistol fired in the Park across the horses in the elrriage of the Princess CHARLOTTE Of `WALE - o. No discovery has yet been made of the person who fired the shot. so that the mystery IYlTU rally gives rise to many cen.;ectures of suspicion. .kGIfir3I., I LTULt . , 'L.feb istOtittiL'r niroiT ' •. • The Wheats never bloomed better for a general crop than they are found to du throughout theprin , cipal Corn distria the :dry . ,Warin has greatly improved them, even on inferior soils. )Fth - -- ward Ryes have beep c t it upon hot finds SUrrey and Kent.. Oats are gone off, fit some, pails, for want of rain ; but the general, app.-a:ince is PrOtni.s l ing: The Fen Counties never had a finer pri l spea of a'n abundant crop; the newly taken,in Lev et . Of Wildmore haS had some thousand acres sowed With Oats . , which are expected to yield a jarge prodace. - --;•- In SuSSelt this'crop, it is•thought, will be a Flhnft one, from the plants ha ving generally bottled on !he setting in of the hot weather. Barleys fook well 4 particularly the winter ones, 10f . IA , hid) a great bre,idt this year has been Sown. Flie Hay harvest has prey, ed the most abundant in product, and been the best got up, in all parts, that has been known for' Many years vast. Rape and Mustard are cutting gone ra !ly in the Eastern' District, b u t du not prohlise to aver=age mere than tw o -third s of a croP. The forward Turnips have missed plant liom the fly 'in many parts" f Norfolk and Sutfoik ; :but rhe Sccond.sd‘v-. ings are likely to do I')otatoes have .fully stocked the ground for a general lar-:_se H - oduce. •The Hop Plantations of Kent, _Suss( x, he Shires, are full of fine spew, at piesenr, .I,r a fultcrop. The Meat Markets expittericed an cy.tre.ordinary rise early in the month ; prime beef htg,h 7s. pet- stone :—a c:iniiderable reddelion t;)ok pl 3 'e in Smithfield 'on the W/o last mark e t days.. Lt'ar i stock of most kinds hove eiperienced an advance, particularly of the milch kind. Hone; Of most kinds are cheaper. The Wool - markets are dull; at last month's prices. . , The Emperor of Russia is "aboUt to, tindvrtakg a journey to Finland, in order to survey his n:-.l4vly acquired -Province, and rejoice his new esubjc6ts . by Ins presence. • a I • • Two evenings ago a man wa s attacked in Cut- throat-lane ; near-Lanibeth Palace, , and ; ro bb e d of a few shillings, by . two: thievish-looking rascals. In the . .stiuggle be 'received some sevt'.: . e blows ! the villains made their cseape. • It i 'astonishing, that, notwithstanding the • favourabless of t hi s l ane f or the commission of atrocities of this dc.scei[itivn, there. is no watchmen placed. within the loudest call. At the Thames Police Oilice, yesterday, two Meri t were charged . , before JOHN HArt a o'r-r, •Estl. With piratically , deserting the in the Downs, outWardi-bound,'snine time ago - . appeared- tbat-they fastened the Captain, o.•rcerS, and part of the crew, under the hatches, in order, that none should oppose theit: escape, (hen launder. the boat, - and made to shore, leaving the veSsel.,.inA the most perilous - situatinn, for want of liapds to, work her.. The retnainc!er of the crew .extricaied : thernielves with much L'itfie - Ulty from their conhne-,; :neat.—Tbe Prisoners •Nvere committed for further' examination. • . , . • • A baker - in St. Mari-le-bone. was fined in the mi- 7 tigated penalty of half:a-crown an ounce fur a defit.i- ency of seventy-fuur ouncei, quartern at)d 26. haft-cluartern loaves, which (7.poseci to sale in. his shop: The defence was,.that the bread had ii:en - overWited. ' PUBLIC-OFFICE, SHADWELL.—White, the car 'penter, who gave a man, named Smith, au unfor tunate blow a few .days since, in a pitched battle, at Poplar, • of which he died, surrendered, himself yesterday. The• Coroner's Inquest having returned a verdid . 71tanslaughter, White was admitted to bail., . . Yesterday an information was beard at the Police- bffice, Marlborough -street, against Mr. Walker, pro... prietor of a Brentford stage-coach, for suffering more than the 'limited number of passengers . to be carried, . in his' coach. 00 , e John Richards was' the informer, and a man,who descr:bed himself as Samuel Strachan, resident in Wells-street, Goodman's-fields, swore to the fal informed against. Mr. -Walker was ad judged to pay a fine of 40s. • HiTTON-GARDEN.-Thursday a .cape of consider able importance to the manufaauring - interest was heard at this Office : Thimas4rundalo was charged by his master, Mr. A. Gallo w ay ; an tngineer and Contractor to the Ordnance Department of Govern ment, with having left his Work' : previous -to completion of his contrgt. His ma s ter stated that he had `engaged to make 700, gads, a sort of instrti- • Ment4that is used in mining ; that there ‘lere three, different sizes, which were'all . )6 be manufa6ured at the same price. .The Prisoner worked up the proportion of the two smaller sizes; and then re. fused to perform the other part of 'his 'work. The Prisoner, in his defence, stated that he bad. engaged to work up- two 300's, which work be.bad per formed. This was contradiELd by the'overseer Pf,. the Works, and the Prisoner was committed to pri son for six. weeks. Thomas Preston and difrin Hamilton, on suspiCion of forgery, ',vere ordered to be recommitted. Thursday se'nnight, the ivife of a corporal in the Guards, at Chatham; went out to her.daily occu pation, and left her child in the care of another woman, who lived in tlie ;same house; having before placed the same confidence iri the woman, she was not apprehensive that any harm could result from it;. but in this she was woefully (Medved, for, on returning about ten o'clock at night, she,discover e d that the wretch she had left at home had robbed her of all the property that ,was portable, and had also taken her child. In a state of mind little short_ of distraction, she made inimediate search after the savage who had robbed, he'r, but without effe6l; and, we Ore' sorry to say, that no traces have y( t been found by which this worst . of thieves is likely to be dete6ted. Thirty Thousand Pounds sold in Shares last Lot tery, et J. \VA RNER'S truly Fortunate Office, No. 16, Cornhill, where Tickets and Shares are on sale for the Six Great Prizes of 20,0001. Lottery draws again on Tuesday next. SHIP .IVEIPS. CRAVISEND, JUN6'3O. Passed by—the Nottingham, Campbell, from China ; Charivon West, from the South Seas ;` Myrtle, Nightin. gale, and,lkleva, Sedgworth, from goltenburgh. Sailed - the Thoirnes, Greiye, for Parhaducs ; Yams, Saggs, Hoer, the ;lie Friendship, Haddon., for Gotten.- burgh: I i i 1